Coos Bay Rail Link to resume service soon in Oregon

[6522]

Coos Bay Rail Link's first revenue train should be running by Oct.10 according to The World.

The Register-Guard has a longer article in today's paper. ARG Trans is the operator.

Coos Bay Rail Link website here.

 

[n.p.-dad]

This is excellent news....My Nephew is in the Coast Guard, and is stationed at Coos bay....Any Idea what the motive power is going to be...

 

[6522]

Any Idea what the motive power is going to be...

No, but the Port's flickr stream shows them using RailAmerica's RMPX 2525 SW1500 for cleanup. Not sure on the reporting mark either. They were applying for CBR but I haven't seen anything further on that.

 

[GoalieFergy53]

This is excellent news....My Nephew is in the Coast Guard, and is stationed at Coos bay....Any Idea what the motive power is going to be...

I can chime in here on that. Last week In the Tacoma Rail yard there was a what looked to be freshly painted Coos Bay Rail Link SW-series (I think?) switcher #1203. I didn't have my camera on me, so wasn't able to snap a pic of it.

 

[Tower 55]

Its an SW1200

 

[Youngwarrior]

According to the CBR group on Yahoo the locomotive is a SW1200 ex-TMBL 1203; nee MP 1271. It is currently in Eugene waiting for payment to be made on shipping costs.

 

[Ed Sand]

Word on the street is first train movements should be Tuesday.

 

[kenw]

.... It is currently in Eugene waiting for payment to be made on shipping costs.

that does NOT sound good.....

 

[Ed Sand]

that does NOT sound good.....

I think this is very unlikely, for what it's worth.